At their weekly media conference on Saturday local time, the families demanded the end of the war and the return of the hostages held in Gaza. Hostage family members and supporters took to the streets and thousands gathered in Tel Aviv's hostage square, calling on Mr Netanyahu's right-wing government to make a deal with Hamas, end the war and free all the hostages, even if that required Israel to fully withdraw from Gaza and stop the conflict. The President of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank has demanded the militant group free the remaining 59 Israeli hostages held in Gaza and hand over its weapons.
Author: ABC News
Published at: 2025-04-26 20:59:33
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